New research suggests that privacy in the metaverse might be impossible – VentureBeat
As background, most researchers and policymakers who study metaverse privacy focus on the many cameras and microphones in modern VR… read more
Revealing information while preserving privacy (Dinur & Nissim, 2002)
We examine the tradeoff between privacy and usability of statistical databases. Our main result is a polynomial reconstruction algorithm of… read more
Differential privacy – Harvard University Privacy Tools Project
Differential privacy is a rigorous mathematical definition of privacy. In the simplest setting, consider an algorithm that analyzes a dataset… read more
Privacy: A Quick Reality Check
Detractors often depict privacy work as being “ideological.” If believing that people shouldn’t live in fear of their tech betraying… read more
‘Privacy Protecting’ Car Location Data Seemingly Shows Where People Live, Work, and Go
The news highlights the nascent market of vehicle location data, tapped into by insurance firms, advertisers, and others who can… read more
Mozilla research: Browsing histories are unique enough to reliably identify users
Cimpanu, C. (2020, August 31). Mozilla research: Browsing histories are unique enough to reliably identify users. ZDNet. https://www.zdnet.com/article/mozilla-research-browsing-histories-are-unique-enough-to-reliably-identify-users/ Effectively, the… read more
Behind the one-way mirror: A deep dive into the technology of corporate surveillance (EFF)
This series from the Electronic Frontier Foundation pulls back the curtain on corporate personal data tracking, the use of online… read more
A third of popular websites are ‘fingerprinting’ you
Fowler, G. A. (2019, October 31). Think you’re anonymous online? A third of popular websites are ‘fingerprinting’ you. Washington Post…. read more